| Deposit ID | 10305101 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 6020050002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Christmas Island No. 1 |
| Alternate or previous names | Christmas Island No. 2, Christmas Island |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 105.71547, -10.41932 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 300 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Territory of Christmas Island(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Territory of Christmas Island |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 105.71547, -10.41932 |
|---|
| Strike | N00E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 00E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 2250HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1887 |
| District name | Christmas Island |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Commonwealth Of Australia |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Commonwealth Of New Zealand |
| Interest | 50 |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Christmas Island Phosphate Commission (Cipc) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | British Phosphate Commission (Bpc) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 200000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 200000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 200000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 2250HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 6020050002 |
"THIS IS CHRISTMAS, THE PHOSPHATE ISLAND", T.G. TYRER,
"CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND",
REPORT FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEE
ON ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION, THE PARLIAMENT OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, OCTOBER 1974.
"REACTION OF C-GRADE PHOSPHATE WITH LIME, PART II", THE
AUSTRALIAN MINERAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES, ADELAIDE, SOUTH
AUSTRALIA, AUGUST 1971.
"CALCINATION OF B-GRADE PHOSPHATE", THE AUSTRALIAN MINERAL
DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 8/71.
BRITISH PHOSPHATE COMMISSIONERS "UTILIZATION OF CHRISTMAS
ISLAND "C" ROCK", PREPARED BY DORR-OLIVER LABORATORIES INC.
FOR THE BRITISH PHOSPHATE COMMISSIONERS, 27 JULY 1962.
"FLUOSOLIDS CALCINATION OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND PHOSPHATE ROCK",
PROGRESS REPORT NO. 1, PREPARED FOR THE BRITISH PHOSPHATE
COMMISSIONERS, 11 JANUARY 1974.
"SUPERPHOSPHATE FROM CHRISTMAS ISLAND PHOSPHATE ROCK",
M. S. WHITE, NEW ZEALAND FERTILIZER MANUFACTURER'S RESEARCH
ASSOCIATION, 1 FEBRUARY 1971.
"DEVELOPMENT OF WASH/SCREEN PROCESS TO BENEFICIATE CHRISTMAS
ISLAND B-GRADE PHOSPHATES", PUBLISHED BY BRITISH SULPHUR
CORPORATION, BASED ON A PAPER SUBMITTED TO THE CONFERENCE OF
THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY - 1971 BY
J. S. HOARE.
REPORT "COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE VIABILITY OF THE
CHRISTMAS ISLAND PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY", PUBLISHED BY THE
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING SERVICE, FEBRUARY 1980.
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS "CHRISTMAS ISLAND ANNUAL REPORT
1978-79" PUBLISHED BY THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING
SERVICE.
"THIS IS CHRISTMAS, THE PHOSPHATE ISLAND", T. G. TYRER,
PUBLISHED FOR THE CHRISTMAS ISLAND PHOSPHATE COMMISSION BY
THE NEW ZEALAND DAIRY EXPORTER.
"PHOSPHATE RAW MATERIALS AND FERTILIZERS; PART II - A CASE
OF MARGINAL RAW MATERIALS", JOHN HOARE, THE BRITISH
PHOSPHATE COMMISSIONERS.
"URANIFEROUS PHOSPHATE RESOURCES OF THE FREE WORLD", CHAPTER
5 OF SURVEY REPORT BY EARTH SCIENCES INC., TO U. S. DEPT.
OF ENERGY, GJBX 110 (79) GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO.
BRITISH PHOSPHATE COMMISSION BROCHURE TITLED "CHRISTMAS
ISLAND PHOSPHATE", PUBLISHED IN 1976.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Rmt | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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